$1 500 000 in Narcotics Sought on Garbage Scow
New York sanitation workers searched 20 tons of garbage aboard a New York harbor scow for $1 500 000 in smuggled narcotics after a 45 pound package landed there by mistake under customs and police supervision. John D. La Barge 26, killed by falling lumber at PORT HENRY. Jean B. de Chadenedes 64, died in a Park Avenue fall or jump while a guest of a bridge official. William E. Beeman 24% drowned after leaping from a dock on the Niagara River.
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New York Harbor
U. S
Jean B. de Chadenedes
Wall Street
New US Light Cruiser Worcester Commissioned in Philadelphia
The USS Worcester, a 17 000 ton light cruiser first of a new postwar class, is commissioned at the Philadelphia naval base. It features six inch guns and a watertight hull designed to limit damage if struck below the water line.
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U. S. Navy
Worcester
Philadelphia Naval Base
Chinese Currency Collapses to New Low in Shanghai
Shanghai reports a yuan plunge to 5,000,000 per dollar amid civil war reverses and printing-press money flooding. Government budget deficits blamed for the collapse as soldiers push south from Manchuria toward Tientsin and Peiping.
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Shanghai
Manchuria
North China
Tientsin
Peiping
Chinwangtao
Rush Adds 6 000 To Guard In 10 Days
New York National Guard gained about 6 000 new members in 10 days amid a rush to enlist under the draft. Officials estimate state strength rose from 16 500 to as high as 22 500 with 92 armories reporting, though final tallies were not yet in. Col. Walsh noted the rapid recruitment. metropolitan NYC area supplied a large share, while Camp Smith HQ reported strong turnout.
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Albany
New York National Guard
Guard
Camp Smith
Charles E. Walsh
Walsh
Guardsmen Pay Rights Questioned
Rome city leaders weigh using public funds for National Guard leave pay as 108th Infantry prepares for Pine Camp maneuvers July 31 to August 14. Capt Sears Rudd notes two employer plans: two weeks full pay with vacation or 15 days leave with vacation, while Corporation Counsel reviews legality. Some officials fear using public funds for military activity.
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iCorporation
Coroner Reserves Inquest Decision in Phelps Crash
Coroner Charles Boveck reserved decision after an inquest into the death of Neil DeLea a Seneca Castle farmer killed May 10 in a two truck collision at a Phelps intersection. Both drivers testified they did not see each other until impact.
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Charles Boveck
Neil DeLea
Phelps
Traffic Court docket list speeds and fines in Syracuse area
Judge William H. Bamerick presides a traffic court with dozens of citations from E Genesee St to N Salina St. Names include Nathan Goldstein 500 University Ave and Phillis J Reese 255 WE Pleasant Ave with speeds 40 to 46 mph. Other offenders include Raymond Bass New Woodstock and Adelbert March Cazenovia. Fines range from 5 to 50 dollars for speeding obstructing traffic and bus violations.
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Cabbie Called To Aid Robbery Dumps Bandit Out
Anthony Monaco 49 of West New York attempted a bank robbery at Guttenberg Bank and Trust Co. He hired a cab after taking $1,147 in small bills from Teller Francis Sammataro. The taxi driver alerted police. Monaco fled but dropped money and surrendered when stopped by Patrolman Leonard Frederick.
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N. J
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Anthony Monaco
Guttenberg Bank and Trust Co
Monaco
New York
Francis Sammataro
Sammataro
John Applegate
Applegate
Leonard Frederick
Judge Choice Faces Probe
New York District Attorney Frank S. Hogan announced a probe into payoffs in naming a Democratic candidate for the New York County surrogate. Reports say three Tammany district leaders were paid $1,000 each to vote for General Sessions Judge Francis L. Valente as the Democratic designee. Valente was chosen at a Tammany Executive Committee meeting. City Council President Vincent R. Impellitteri was previously considered for the post with support from Mayor William O Dwyer and Tammany Chairman Frank J. Sampson.
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NEW York CP
New York County
Frank S. Hogan
Tammany
General Sessions
Francis L. Valente
Valente
Tammany Executive Committee
Vincent R. Impellitteri
Impellitteri
Wiliam O’dwyer
Frank J. Sampson
Wallace Attacks Truman Civil Rights Program
Henry Wallace sharply criticized President Truman for not pushing his civil rights program harder. He told a Washington dinner that Truman’s views in the civil rights message are not necessarily those of the sponsor and faulted the president for hardly mentioning Palestine or civil rights on his western trip.
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Truman
Lot Owners Told To Cut Weeds In Cortland City Limits
County health department officials urge property owners to destroy noxious weeds ragweed and other growths within Cortland city to reduce pollen counts and help hay fever sufferers.
Cardinal Spellman to Speak in Watertown
Cardinal Spellman of New York and three outside bishops will visit Watertown on July 7 for a dinner supporting a 1.1 million dollar campaign to fund a new diocesan Cathedral in Ogdensburg. Local church leaders organize with Monsignor John L. Plunkett and L. Murray Boyer assisting.
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Watertown
Francis Cardinal Spellman
New York
John L. Plunkett
St. Patrick’s Church
L. Murray Boyer
Woodruff
Bryan J. McEntegart
D.D
Oldensburg
Warren Accepts Dewey Ticket as Vice President Candidate
California governor Warren accepts Dewey's invitation to join the ticket despite saying he did not want the No 2 post. He notes potential constitutional duties and public service beyond presiding over the Senate while weighing pay and family needs as he joins a celebratory California delegation at the convention.
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Dewey
Senate
California
Heas
Ohio
Taft
John W. Bricker
Harold E. Stassen
Stassen
Dewey Warren ticket in 194? cabinet plan outlined
The article reports on Dewey and Warren discussing a cabinet including Warren and joint policy roles. It notes he would rely on normal diplomatic channels with Stalin and favors Israel recognition while criticizing China policy. Warren disputed expectations he would resign California governorship to campaign and mentions timing for intensive campaigning.
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Dewey
Stalin
Roosevelt
Mr. Truman
Truman
China
Warren
Israel
Argentina
Massena Track Hosts Five Mile Motorbike Race
A five mile motorbike race will be a feature Sunday afternoon at the Nighingale Track in Massena. The Massena Driving Club sponsors the event as part of the day’s program.
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Massena
Nighingale
Massena Driving Club
Elevator starter guilty of stealing friends' savings
Gus Fusaro a 54 year old elevator starter was found guilty by a New York jury on five counts of grand larceny for taking about 118 000 from friends he persuaded to invest in stocks. Sentencing set for Aug 17 with bail at 15 000.
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Gus Fusaro
Francis X. Clark
Fusaro
Wall Street
General Sessions Court
Hudson St
Political Pros Helped Dewey Win
Philadelphia report says three political pros Herbert Brownell Edwin Jaeckle and Russell Sprague guided Dewey to the Republican nomination. They ran campaign operations with Dewey headquarter rooms in Bellevue Stratford Hotel and dispatched squads to state delegations. The recount notes Dewey needed 548 of 1,094 votes, reaching 515 on the second ballot before a 7:30 P.M. third ballot.
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Thomas E. Dewey
Herbert Brownell
Russel Sprague
Edwin Jaeckle
New York
Brownell
Sprague
Dewey
Earl Warren
California
Dewey Forces
Bellevuei Stratford
Jaeckle
Taft withdraws and Dewey wins Ohio support in Dewey’s surge
On the third ballot Dewey captured all 1,094 delegates after Taft withdraws and Ohio backs Dewey. Brownell Sprague and Jaeckel greet the shift. Bricker prompts Ohio to switch, while New York delegation finally aligns with Dewey after a late Taft vote.
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Ohio
Brownell
Sprague
Joeckle
Bricker
Taft
Jaeckel
Burmese government recaptures Wan from Communists in Burma
Burmese forces report recapturing Wan, about 100 miles from Rangoon on the road to Mandalay, from Communist insurgents as the war progresses.
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Burma
Wan
Mandalay
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